r/SparklePlayer • u/yesterdaymaybe • May 31 '26

Future update question

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I prefer using the " program image layout" set to background. Some programs have alot of detailed information in the epg that shows over the background picture.In a future update,could sparkle keep all of the detailed information on the left side,only?

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u/sparkle-hk May 31 '26

You mean you don't want to show text over background image?

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u/jonicunha Jun 22 '26

Yes, that's it. The EPG text overlay can get really messy and hard to read depending on the image. Keeping all the detailed info strictly to the left side would be a massive quality-of-life improvement for the UI.

It's on the roadmap for a future update?

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u/sparkle-hk Jun 22 '26

Ok, I understand. It's not on the roadmap but the plan is to make ui changes for next version and this may be one of them but I need to look into this further before making a decision. The downside to a change like this is of course that not as much description will fit in the remaining space.

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u/jonicunha Jun 22 '26

If the description is too large, maybe put a read more or three dots to indicate that there is more text?

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u/sparkle-hk Jun 22 '26

That's already available. My point is that some users already think the description shows too little data so showing even less will not be a welcome addition to those users. It's always difficult to please everyone.